(from left) West Lothian Council leader, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick; WLHP chair John M Hill, and Councillor George Paul, West Lothian Council’s executive councillor for services to the community Work has started on almost 100 homes for social rent in a sought-after development on the outskirt
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Statoil's Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm A raft of offshore energy world firsts dominate the shortlist for the prestigious 2017 Scottish Green Energy Awards which was announced today.
Scottish building firms have experienced a slowdown in growth for the second consecutive quarter amid skills shortages and inflationary pressures, according to the Federation of Master Builder (FMB) Scotland.
Shares in engineering giant Weir Group fell more than six per cent yesterday after warning full-year operating profits will be “lower than previously indicated” despite a 21 per cent increase in thirds-quarter orders. The Glasgow-based specialist pump and value maker said operating profits for t
A CGI of the new office development at New Waverley A project to maintain and improving key transport links for communities in the Inner Hebrides and the regeneration of a previously neglected corner of Edinburgh’s Old Town Conservation Area have scooped the Project of the Year titles in the Infra
The Galashiels Academy support centre Work has got underway to create a support centre for pupils with complex needs at Galashiels Academy and a new nursery at St Boswells Primary School.
Rod Holdsworth Wates Group has appointed Rod Holdsworth to be interim chief financial officer while David Allen stands in as chief executive.
The winning Bowling Basin team with Kevin Stewart MSP, minister for local government and housing (centre) West Dunbartonshire Council has won two coveted awards at a Scottish Government event celebrating excellence in planning.
Expresso Property and development partner Ambassador Developments (Park Quadrant) Ltd have announced the beginning of on-site works at a 98 apartment development in Glasgow’s West End. Designed by architects Holmes Miller, Park Quadrant will complete the vision of the architect Charles Wilson’s
A former Asda warehouse near Grangemouth has been sold to logistics and construction group WH Malcolm in a £3 million deal. The 260,000 sq ft building near junction 6 of the M9 is one of a number of Asda sites in Scotland that have been superseded by the giant new Scottish Distribution Centre that
Transport minister Humza Yousaf has launched initial works on a Glasgow City Council project which will deliver the first of its kind travel infrastructure in Scotland. The South City Way (SCW) was the council’s winning design to the 2016 Community Links PLUS (CLPLUS) competition run by Sustrans S
Mark Drakeford The devolved government of Wales has announced it is to use project bank accounts (PBAs) from 1st January 2018 on all building projects over £2 million procured by government bodies.
Work is underway on a “game-changing” transformation of former Inverness school buildings to give the Highlands its first creative hub. The initial £1.2 million project is the first phase of a wider £5.7m scheme to transform the Midmills buildings (once part of the Inverness Royal Academy and
CCG has started work on 42 energy- efficient affordable homes for social rent in Glasgow’s south side. The off-site manufacturing specialist is working on behalf of Loretto Housing Association, a member of Wheatley Group, to build the new homes, consisting of a mix of flats, supported accommodatio
The UK government’s Work and Pensions Committee has launched an investigation into the collapse of Carillion. The Committee has published an initial set of questions to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the pension scheme trustees on the demise of the firm with a "giant pension deficit and a mounta


